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Springfield Brewing Company employees use a hoist to move large grain sacks from a railroad car into the second floor of the brewery.

Fifteen women pose for a group photo and wave to the camera at the 1933 Illinois State Dairymen's Convention in Shelbyville.

Gerald F. Bonnett, owner of Bonnett's Turkey Hatchery, holds a turkey while surrounded by several turkeys in a pen at his hatchery.

Gerald Bonnett, owner of Bonnett's Turkey Hatchery, works at his desk in his company's office in Havana, Illinois.

Unknown construction crew laying pavement for an unknown building project.

A man ties a woman's shoe while she holds a cowbell in her lap during the National Barn Dance radio show. The National Barn Dance show, which included country music, theatrical skits, and comedy, debuted on April 19, 1924, and was broadcast by WLS…

Musicians dressed as cowboys play their instruments on a stage in front of a rural backdrop. The WPA Federal Theatre Project (1935-1939) was a part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program during the Great Depression. The Federal Theatre…

Five actors in the WPA Federal Theatre Project pose on set for a photograph. The WPA Federal Theatre Project ran from 1935-1939 and was a part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program during the Great Depression. The Federal Theatre…

Governor Henry Horner signs papers repealing prohibition in Illinois as two men look on. Prohibition, which prohibited the sale and manufacturing of alcohol in the U.S., began on January 16, 1920, and was not repealed until December 5, 1933.

A woman sits and practices with a Romaine Proctor puppet.

Romaine Proctor, a well known innovator in the puppetry field, manipulates the strings of a skeleton marionette with several moving parts.

A crowd gathers while Port DeFrates, winner of the midget races feature race at the L.S. Speedway, poses for a picture with Robert Wadlow (the world's tallest man) and Wadlow's father, Harold Wadlow. Johnny Connors is in the background. Wadlow, a…

Driver Mack McCoy sits in a midget race car sponsored by Fitzpatrick Lumber Company at an unidentified location. The sign in the background reads "Visit Illinois."

Permanent Construction Company conducts a large construction project in an unknown location.

The interior of the Illinois State Capitol Building's dome features several staircases including spiral staircase leading up to the pinnacle and outside on the top of the building.

A young boy shows off freshly picked rhubarb.

A state inspector examines a beehive for American foulbrood, a disease that can contaminate entire colonies and their larvae.

Two state inspectors examine bushels of packed apples on a railroad loading area to make sure it is in proper condition.

Crowds gather to look at a two-car automobile accident while a man takes notes during a conversation with a man and a woman.

A crowd gathers at the scene of a car accident as medical personnel load a person on a stretcher into an ambulance.

Several individuals gather at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield on June 17, 1931.

The Williamson sisters pose for a portrait with their dog.

The Pumilia bridal party poses for a group portrait while the bridesmaids hold large floral arrangements.

Georgene Pree of Springfield poses for a portrait in a long black evening gown. Pree, a sister of William Pree, married Dr. William C. Hays and had six children before her passing in 1967.

Edward Pree of Springfield poses for a portrait in his World War II Army uniform. After World War II, Pree became an attorney and served as an administrative assistant to the thirty-second Governor of Illinois, William G. Stratton.